Maths Olympiad Class 3 Word Problems Worksheet

Maths Olympiad topic 3: Addition and subtraction word problems · Set 202 · 40 questions

How to solve it (Read twice, then choose): “More”, “in all”, “altogether” → add. “Left”, “get off”, “how many more”, “difference” → take away. Two things happen? Do them one at a time, in order. Asked for “at first”? Undo what happened: put back what was given away.

1. 1.A library has 146 books. It buys 279 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 435 (b) 415 (c) 525 (d) 425
2. 2.A library has 358 books. It buys 157 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 525 (b) 201 (c) 505 (d) 515
3. 3.A school has 194 boys and 299 girls. 61 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 422 (b) 554 (c) 432 (d) 493
4. 4.A train has 508 passengers. At a station, 334 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 842 (b) 174 (c) 184 (d) 164
5. 5.A school has 276 boys and 183 girls. 147 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 606 (b) 312 (c) 459 (d) 302
6. 6.A train has 655 passengers. At a station, 216 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 439 (b) 429 (c) 449 (d) 871
7. 7.A train has 686 passengers. At a station, 129 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 557 (b) 567 (c) 547 (d) 815
8. 8.A school has 126 boys and 167 girls. 55 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 228 (b) 293 (c) 348 (d) 238
9. 9.A farmer picks 496 mangoes on Monday and 187 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 683 (b) 319 (c) 299 (d) 309
10. 10.A train has 674 passengers. At a station, 168 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 842 (b) 506 (c) 496 (d) 516
11. 11.A train has 593 passengers. At a station, 394 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 987 (b) 189 (c) 209 (d) 199
12. 12.A train has 420 passengers. At a station, 212 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 218 (b) 208 (c) 632 (d) 198
13. 13.A train has 625 passengers. At a station, 515 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 1140 (b) 120 (c) 100 (d) 110
14. 14.A train has 497 passengers. At a station, 225 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 722 (b) 272 (c) 282 (d) 262
15. 15.After giving away 175 marbles, a boy has 255 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 440 (b) 420 (c) 80 (d) 430
16. 16.After giving away 144 marbles, a boy has 259 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 115 (b) 393 (c) 403 (d) 413
17. 17.A farmer picks 250 mangoes on Monday and 118 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 122 (b) 132 (c) 142 (d) 368
18. 18.A school has 244 boys and 276 girls. 127 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 647 (b) 393 (c) 520 (d) 383
19. 19.A farmer picks 405 mangoes on Monday and 370 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 775 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 45
20. 20.After giving away 49 marbles, a boy has 119 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 70 (b) 178 (c) 158 (d) 168
21. 21.A farmer picks 526 mangoes on Monday and 489 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 1015 (b) 27 (c) 47 (d) 37
22. 22.A library has 346 books. It buys 124 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 222 (b) 470 (c) 480 (d) 460
23. 23.A library has 472 books. It buys 349 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 821 (b) 123 (c) 831 (d) 811
24. 24.A library has 151 books. It buys 180 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 331 (b) 431 (c) 321 (d) 341
25. 25.A train has 580 passengers. At a station, 208 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 788 (b) 382 (c) 372 (d) 362
26. 26.A farmer picks 248 mangoes on Monday and 111 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 359 (b) 147 (c) 127 (d) 137
27. 27.A farmer picks 241 mangoes on Monday and 214 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 27 (b) 17 (c) 455 (d) 37
28. 28.A school has 254 boys and 258 girls. 83 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 512 (b) 429 (c) 419 (d) 595
29. 29.After giving away 165 marbles, a boy has 203 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 358 (b) 378 (c) 38 (d) 368
30. 30.A farmer picks 341 mangoes on Monday and 161 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 190 (b) 170 (c) 502 (d) 180
31. 31.A farmer picks 561 mangoes on Monday and 215 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 356 (b) 776 (c) 336 (d) 346
32. 32.A farmer picks 270 mangoes on Monday and 141 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 411 (b) 139 (c) 129 (d) 119
33. 33.A library has 122 books. It buys 281 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 393 (b) 503 (c) 403 (d) 413
34. 34.After giving away 149 marbles, a boy has 228 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 387 (b) 79 (c) 377 (d) 367
35. 35.A train has 637 passengers. At a station, 125 passengers get off. How many are still on the train? (a) 502 (b) 512 (c) 522 (d) 762
36. 36.After giving away 51 marbles, a boy has 286 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 327 (b) 347 (c) 337 (d) 235
37. 37.A library has 440 books. It buys 107 more. How many books does it have now? (a) 547 (b) 537 (c) 557 (d) 333
38. 38.A school has 123 boys and 249 girls. 128 children go on a trip. How many children stay at school? (a) 372 (b) 234 (c) 500 (d) 244
39. 39.After giving away 45 marbles, a boy has 56 marbles left. How many marbles did he have at first? (a) 101 (b) 91 (c) 111 (d) 11
40. 40.A farmer picks 393 mangoes on Monday and 225 mangoes on Tuesday. How many more mangoes did he pick on Monday? (a) 168 (b) 158 (c) 618 (d) 178

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